ICU Cases · Ethics, EOL & communication
The Jehovah's Witness and the major haemorrhage
A short case on the JW ethics — the competent refusal is the binding (the autonomy), the blood-conservation, the capacity confirmation, the documentation.
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A short case on the JW ethics — the competent refusal is the binding (the autonomy), the blood-conservation, the capacity confirmation, the documentation.
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A competent 45-year-old Jehovah's Witness presents with the major GI bleed (the Hb of 50) and refuses the blood transfusion on the religious grounds.[9]
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- [9]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.
- [10]Marino PL The ICU Book. 4th edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014.